Praying before you share the good news

Do you need bite-sized portions of the Bible sometimes in your busy day? One great online resource is from the Life Application Study Bible (NLT). You can receive short but powerful devotions in your email inbox each day, that takes the Bible and makes it relevant and applicable to our lives right now.

Today’s message shed new light about prayer from a scripture I’d read many times before, and I wanted to share it here with you.

“These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” (Luke 10:2, NLT)

Jesus was sending 36 teams of two to reach the multitudes. These teams were not to try to do the job without help; rather, they were to ask God for more workers. Some people, as soon as they understand the gospel, want to go to work immediately contacting unsaved people.

This story suggests a different approach: begin by mobilizing people to pray. And before praying for unsaved people, pray that other concerned disciples will join you in reaching out to them.

In Christian service, there is no unemployment. God has work enough for everyone. Don’t just sit back and watch others work—look for ways to help with the harvest. ” ~ Life Application Study Bible (NLT), July 18, 2010 devotional

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